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Issue 33, Fall 2011
ANNOUNCEMENTS
It's fall and change is in the air! This new design of Management Solutions is just the beginning.
New website: If you have not visited my website for a while, now would be a good time to do it. We have a new look and some additional content, with more changes yet to come.
Exciting book news: Starting November 30, my bestselling book, Women on Top: The Woman’s Guide to Leadership and Power in Law Firms, will be available for download onto your mobile device! Get Thomson Reuter’s new ProView app and you can read, learn and be inspired wherever you go. In either format, it makes a great gift for every lawyer you know - men as well as women.
2012 Hastings Leadership Academy for Women: The dates for next year’s Leadership Academy are July 11-14, 2012. Put the Leadership Adcademy into your budget and your calendar and reserve a space now. Call 415-565-4640 or go to http://www.attorneyretention.org/LAW.
In This Issue
Professional Development Needs to Re-Examine Priorities
Two new studies show that law firms need to change professional development priorities.
Aligning Law Firm and Corporate Client Interests
One key factor in determining the value of legal services and the price clients will pay is aligning interests between law firms and clients. The Association of Corporate Counsel Value Challenge provides resources and guidance on how to do that.
Institutionalized Gender Bias Is Proven In A Wall Street Law Firm
A recent study of associate evaluations in a Wall Street firm confirms the harmful effects of institutionalized gender bias.
One Step Above Award
How one firm honors high achieving women for business development and inspires others to follow in their footsteps.
In the News: Recent Publications
Gender Fairness Requires Systemic Changes
InsideLegal Thought Leaders Digest: COLPM Issue, Volume 1, October 2011
The PD Profession and Attorney Development in 2011
Co-authored with Gaye Mara, PD Quarterly November 2011
Upcoming Events
Professional Development Institute
December 8, 2011 - December 9, 2011
I will be presenting at the 2011 Professional Development Institute, December 8-9, in Washington, DC, on global approaches to mentoring, using IBM's worldwide legal department mentoring program as a case study.
Leading Women in Technology and Paragon Legal
January 11, 2012 - January 12, 2012
Leading Women in Technology and Paragon Legal are co-sponsoring a program in Palo Alto, CA to examine "Unspoken Secrets Women Need to Know for Success." I will be speaking and moderating a panel that includes Van Dang, Vice President, Law & Deputy General Counsel at Cisco Systems, Inc.; Delida Costin, General Counsel of Pandora; and Marilyn Nagel, CEO of Watermark.